Poor player taking rook and a bishop with piece Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RABBIT Poor player taking rook and a bishop with piece (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 21, 2016
4% PIECE Rook or bishop (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 1, 2026
3% BODGE Piece of poor workmanship (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2026
3% YEARBOOK Publication of article on playing chess - essentially rook captures bishop (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
3% KNIGHT Rook-bishop go-between (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 14, 2026
3% MOVE Rook takes bishop, say (4)
2% BITS __ and pieces (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2026
2% BRA Top piece of a two-piece (3)
2% BLOOPER Throne bishop is on by mistake (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 1, 2026
2% CAW Cry of a rook or crow (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2026

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